The Wild Reed

Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker of the Divine Presence;
of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with grace and verve
the mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

“This Is Not a Moment to Be Silent”

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R ick Chow shot a 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack Belton in the back for water bottles that he never actually stole. Yes, his life was worth less...
Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Quote of the Day

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T he fact that Kamala Harris [ left ] walks around being applauded and convinced she “ told us so ” instead of being treated like someone w...
Monday, June 08, 2026

Night Blessing

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N ight is gathering around you now, drawing a veil between your spirit and the noise of the world. May this darkness become a place of r...
Sunday, June 07, 2026

Quote of the Day

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Y es, while Graham Platner [ right ] does indeed have enough red flags to cancel a soccer tournament, no one who was silent in 2024 about U...
Friday, June 05, 2026

Kshama Sawant on the Real Reason for Jacobin Magazine’s “Hatchet Job” on Chris Smalls

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I’m currently reading Chris Smalls ’s recently released memoir, When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class . It...
Tuesday, June 02, 2026

When the “Blue Wave” Is a “Blue Crackdown”

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C alifornia, brace yourselves and head to higher ground. There is a Blue Wave coming that conceals a Blue Crackdown. In New Jersey [ right...
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Monday, June 01, 2026

Quote of the Day

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T omorrow, California will vote for governor in its jungle primary. One candidate I would love to see triumph has been kicked off the ballo...
Sunday, May 31, 2026

May Vignettes

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • May Vignettes (2025) • Gifts of Abundance • Dandelion: A Celebratio...

Butch Ware on Why Third Parties Are Crucial

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Earlier today Butch Ware , Green Party candidate for California Governor, was a guest on Cam James ’s podcast The Fact Check with Cam James...
Monday, May 11, 2026

How the Green Party Gained Power in the U.K.

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Earlier today Ash Sarkar , British journalist and Senior Editor at Novara Media , discussed with Briahna Joy Gray of the Bad Faith podcast...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Butch Ware on the Democrats’ “Lawfare” to Keep Greens Off the Ballot

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Earlier today Butch Ware , Green Party candidate for California Governor, was a guest on the Due Dissidence podcast. In this 15-minute i...
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Michael J. Bayly
Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where from 2003-2015 I served as the executive coordinator of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). During this time I also helped found both The Progressive Catholic Voice and the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform.

I established The Wild Reed in 2006 as a sign of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integrity – though, in particular, with gay people seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. The Wild Reed's original by-line read, “Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective.” As you can see, it reads differently now. This is because my journey has, in many ways, taken me beyond, or perhaps better still, deeper into the realities that the words “progressive,” “gay,” and “Catholic” seek to describe.
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